API2Convert

Spec sheet

What it does

API2Convert is a REST service for programmatic file conversion, editing, compression, capture and other processing workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Intended users

The API is positioned for businesses building their own file conversion and editing applications on API2Convert infrastructure.Read 1 Oct 2026 · qaamgo.com

Compliance

API2Convert states that it complies with GDPR and provides a downloadable data processing agreement.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Support

Developer support includes documentation, implementation guidance and direct help for questions, feature requests and integration issues.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Headquarters

Radolfzell, GermanyRead 23 Sep 2026 · api2convert.com

Advanced operations

The service supports PDF/A workflows, thumbnails, asset extraction, metadata handling and stream extraction.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

API endpoint

The documented API base URL is https://api.api2convert.com with a /v2/schema endpoint.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

API style

The API uses JSON requests and responses and supports any programming language able to make HTTPS requests.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Authentication

Requests use API-key headers; the documentation says there is no OAuth flow.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

CLI automation

The CLI supports batch and recursive conversion, folder watching, JSON output, asynchronous jobs, shell completion and stable exit codes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

CLI licence

The API2Convert CLI repository declares an MIT licence.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

CLI platforms

The CLI publishes self-contained binaries or packages for Windows, macOS and Linux without requiring Node, Python or Java.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Cloud delivery

Outputs can be delivered to S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Google Drive and YouTube workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Cloud integrations

Cloud inputs and outputs support Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage and Google Drive picker workflows.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Company founded

LinkedIn lists QaamGo Media GmbH as founded in 2011.Read 15 Oct 2026 · de.linkedin.com

Company headquarters

LinkedIn lists QaamGo Media GmbH headquarters in Radolfzell, Germany.Read 15 Oct 2026 · de.linkedin.com

Company history

QaamGo’s history page says its file-conversion API launched in 2013.Read 15 Oct 2026 · qaamgo.com

Company legal name

The maker is identified as QaamGo Media GmbH.Read 15 Oct 2026 · de.linkedin.com

Company size

LinkedIn places QaamGo Media GmbH in the 11–50 employee range.Read 15 Oct 2026 · de.linkedin.com

Conversion categories

Conversion jobs cover documents, images, audio, video, archives, ebooks and operation targets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Core product

API2Convert is an all-in-one REST API for converting, editing, compressing, capturing and processing files.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Credit metering

Standard tasks typically consume one credit per 30 seconds of processing, while AI tools consume credits faster.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Developer resources

Official SDKs are available for PHP, Python, Node.js, Java, .NET, Go, Ruby and Rust, alongside a CLI.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Documentation depth

The documentation includes interactive endpoint references, a formats explorer, OpenAPI downloads, quickstarts and workflow guides.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Enterprise pricing

Custom enterprise pricing is offered for high-volume workloads, larger teams and special requirements.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Format coverage

The API supports more than 500 file formats.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Free allowance

Every registered account receives 30 free credits every 24 hours.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Independent developer listing

PyPI classifies API2Convert as a production/stable developer package and lists Qaamgo Media GmbH as author.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Java SDK operations

The Java client exposes one-call conversion plus jobs, presets, statistics, contracts, webhooks and cloud-storage targets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Java SDK requirements

The official Java SDK requires Java 17 or newer and uses Jackson as its runtime dependency.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limit: legacy PHP SDK

Packagist marks the qaamgo/onlineconvert-api-sdk package abandoned and directs developers to the newer api2convert/sdk package.Read 15 Oct 2026 · packagist.org

Limit: quota and concurrency errors

The API returns 402 when quota or contract limits are exceeded and 429 when the concurrency limit is reached.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Limit: unsigned webhooks

The security guide says webhook payloads are not cryptographically signed by default, so applications should re-fetch the job before acting on a callback.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

PDF features

Documented PDF capabilities include PDF/A workflows, OCR, splitting, rotation, protection and page-layout controls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Praise: breadth and tooling

Independent package listings document one-call conversion plus OCR, merging, thumbnails, website capture, cloud targets and asynchronous webhooks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Praise: cross-platform CLI

The public CLI repository describes a single binary with guided use and script automation across Windows, macOS and Linux.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Processing categories

Supported conversion categories include documents, images, audio, video, archives, ebooks and operations.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Processing features

The service documents compression, thumbnails, website capture, hashes, metadata handling, asset extraction and stream extraction.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Python release

PyPI lists version 10.3.1 as released on July 12, 2026 and published with trusted publishing provenance.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Python SDK

The PyPI package is typed, MIT-licensed, requires Python 3.10 or newer and supports Python 3.10 through 3.13.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Reliability

API2Convert says its private cloud has more than 100 servers across three European data centers with automatic failover and uptime above 99.9%.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Reliability claim

API2Convert says its private-cloud infrastructure has more than 100 servers across three European data centers and uptime above 99.9%.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Scoped access

Each job has a token that can authorize access to that job without exposing the account API key.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

SDK coverage

Official SDK examples are provided for PHP, Python, Node.js, Java, .NET, Go, Ruby and Rust, plus a CLI.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Security controls

Official security documentation states that traffic uses TLS, stored data and backups are encrypted, download links expire after 24 hours and processing infrastructure is isolated on a private network.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Subscription limit

Unused subscription credits do not roll over to the next month.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Supported formats

The API advertises support for more than 500 file formats.Read 15 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Webhook limitation

Webhook payloads are not cryptographically signed, so API2Convert recommends re-fetching the job with an API key to verify callbacks.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api2convert.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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